Pream Homecare Solutions Caregiver Job Description Job Description:

As a private caregiver for the elderly and individuals who are ill, those recently discharged from in-patient hospitalization, your role will be crucial in ensuring our client's well-being and enhancing the client's quality of life. Homemakers are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards.

Your primary duties will include:

Companionship:

Building a strong and supportive relationship with the client through engaging conversations and shared activities. Accompanying the clients to social outings, grocery shopping, medication reminders and monitoring Assistance with

Daily Activities:

Assists clients with activities of daily living, including bathing, grooming, dressing, bathing, hair care, shaving (only done with an electric shaver), denture care, oral hygiene, toileting, transferring while respecting the client's dignity and promoting independence, light housekeeping, light laundry, in accordance with the individual service plan.

Mobility Support:

Assisting with walking, transferring, and physical activities while encouraging stimulating exercises, ensuring safety, and preventing falls.

Nutrition:

Light meal and snack preparation. Encourage and monitor nutritional intake. Maintain clients' records daily in a timely manner and in accordance with Pream Homecare policy and procedures, document incidents, and observations, report any changes in client's physical condition and/or behavior observed, and reports the health and emotional condition of each client that we service and promptly reports all changes to the administrator. Required Skills/Abilities ¨ The ability to be aware of other people's reactions and understand why they react as they do. ¨ The ability to establish and maintain relationships. ¨ The ability to teach others. ¨ The ability to apply reason and logic to identify strengths and weaknesses of possible solutions. ¨ The ability to identify problems and determine effective solutions. ¨ The ability to understand written and oral instructions. ¨ The ability to communicate information orally so others understand. ¨ The ability to communicate in writing so others understand. ¨ The ability to listen and understand spoken words. ¨ The ability to work independently and in cooperation with others. ¨ The ability to determine or recognize when something is likely to go wrong. ¨ The ability to perform activities that use the whole body. ¨ The ability to handle and move objects and people.. ¨ The ability to observe and recognize changes in clients. ¨ The ability to establish and maintain harmonious relations with clients/families/co-workers.

Physical and Mental Demands:

¨ Good physical and mental health. ¨ Physical ability to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and see. ¨ Mental fortitude and stability to handle stress. . Qualifications/Education ¨ High School Diploma, Certified Nurse Assistance certificate(CNA) is a plus, but not required ¨ Current driver's license Must understand and be able to communicate effectively in

Spanish Training/Experience:

Upon Hire 24 Hours of Pre-service Documentation/Exemption 12 Hours of In-Service Training per Calendar Year, including 2 hrs. of dementia

Training Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$18.00 - $18.75 per hour

Language:

Spanish (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Park Forest, IL 60466 (Required) Ability to

Relocate:

Park Forest, IL 60466: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person